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Slated as 2011 models to be manufactured in 2010, little is known about the first two small-capacity bikes from the joint venture between KTM and Bajaj Auto LTD. We know both will be liquid-cooled single-cylinder 4-strokes, with the Euro-spec machine to be unveiled at EICMA this coming November and the South Asian-spec bike to be unveiled the following January at the Dehli Motor Show.

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Regardless, we're excited to see the machines as they're likely to be production showcases for what a fully-funded KTM is capable of for both engineering and manufacturing. That doesn't mean we're expecting flying motards, but new methodologies for construction, large scale production, design and reconsidered engineering with an eye towards streamlining bike maintenance are entirely plausible from this group.